The Griffith Hack Mechanical & Structural Engineering Group is a national practice group which focuses on the needs of clients in the construction and related industries, and more generally in the fields of civil and structural engineering.

This is one of Australia's most important industry areas. The Australian government forecasts continued strong growth in our construction industry. This indicates that innovations created and protected now will have considerable and enduring value in the foreseeable future.

The Mechanical & Structural Engineering Group has patent attorneys working in all our offices. We are familiar with civil and structural engineering subject matter and are experienced in drafting and prosecuting patent applications in this field. Our group has a solid core of mechanically specialised professionals in all our offices. Practitioners in the group are trained and experienced in the physical, materials and engineering sciences and have the technical and legal skills to assist proactively in the protection and exploitation of intellectual property in the civil and structural engineering fields. Because the technologies involved in this field are diverse, ranging from materials science to hydraulics and complex computer modelling to chemical additives, the group has the freedom to call on the expertise of professionals in any of the other national technology groups. This helps ensure that we can provide technical expertise for civil and structural engineering clients, irrespective of the technical discipline of any given invention.

Our client base includes both Australian and international companies, as well as clients referred to us through our extensive network of international associates.

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Our professionals work with inventions in the following specific fields:

Structural Engineering

The essence of structural engineering is the prediction and/or provision of structural strength and stability. Our group professionals appreciate the challenges involved and the importance of new and improved techniques, materials and composites. We have considerable experience in these areas, having protected intellectual property in numerous fields, including bridge design, construction methods, anti-seismic and general structural design and steel and concrete technology.

Building Systems & Apparatus

The attorneys are experienced in the systems, materials and plants used in the building industry. Our expertise covers a wide area, from scaffolding and safety equipment through to modular construction systems to energy conservation and modern housing construction methods and materials.

Civil Engineering Design & Construction

Our staff working in this field have considerable experience in most areas of civil engineering including design of structures, marine and harbour works, roads and tunnels, water treatment and water distribution.

Mechanical Devices

Devices in this category cover simple mechanisms including general domestic/household products, simple parts and fittings for machines, valves, couplings, gadgets and novelty products, as well as more complex mechanisms such as security locks and gear systems.

Automotive Engineering

Griffith Hack's Mechanical & Structural Engineering Group has particular expertise in the automotive area. Significantly, the fields of specialty include internal combustion engines, braking systems, drive systems, suspensions, parts and fittings, all relating to automobiles, heavy vehicles, trailers, motorcycles and other land vehicles.

Aeronautical Engineering

Several of our professionals have significant experience with aircraft technology, particularly inventions relating to commercial aircraft structures, wing mechanisms and aircraft engines.

Materials Handling & Packaging

The Mechanical & Structural Engineering Group has attorneys who have dealt extensively in the area of containers, dispensers, receptacles, and methods of making these. Practitioner skills in this area also lie in packaging, handling and lifting equipment, in relation to the food industry, raw materials, assembly lines and many other industries.

Manufacturing, Machinery & Machine Tools

This is our group's main field of specialty covering such diverse areas as pumps, turbines, engines, compressors, heat transfer units, moulding machines, extrusion apparatus, cutting machines, numerically controlled machines, agricultural equipment, specialty manufacturing machines, food refining processes and apparatus, recycling processes and apparatus, textile machinery and coin and product dispensers.

Biomedical Engineering & Medical Devices

Mechanical devices and products play a significant role in the medical field. Our practitioners have broad experience in this field covering areas including artificial implants, prosthetics, synthetic fibres for grafting and internal application, dental devices and instruments, surgical instruments and apparatus, and pharmaceutical dispensing devices.

Marine Engineering

The expertise of several professionals in the Mechanical & Structural Engineering Group specifically extends to marine engineering products such as watercrafts, including boat hulls and life rafts, and other ocean apparatus such as ballasts for off-shore platforms, submerged cabling and other related inventions.

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